Electric cooker



March 17, 1925. Y I 1,530,110

G. E. CURTISS l ELECTRIC 600111111' Filed July 5, 1923 m A )U11 ull i l INVENTOR We @ff-m ATTORNE Ks.

Patented Mar. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATESN 1,530,110 PATENT orifice.

GEORGE E. CURTISS, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO LANDEN-S, FBARY & CLARK, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

`ELECTRIC COOKER.

Application filed .Tuly 5,

To all whom t may] concern y Be it known that I, GEORGE E. CURTISS, a' citizen oi' the United States, residing at- New Britain, county ot Hartford, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Cookers, fully described and represented in the 'following' specii'ication and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to electric cookers commonly known as grills.

It is the principal object ot the invention to provide an improved cooker particularly adapted `for dining room table use.

iVith this general object in view, the `invention consists in the combinations, details or' construction and arrangement of parts which will first .be described in'connection with the accompanying" drawing and then more particularly pointed out.

In the drawing- Fig. 1 is a perspective View ot anelectric cooker constructed in accordance'wit-h the invention g F ig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of thel Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the parts in a different posit-ion; and, f

Fig. a is a. sectional view of oneof the, pans taken at right angles to the sectionjoil FigsQandS. d H im Referring to the drawing, the cooker shown comprises a casing for containing a heating element and a grill. As here shown as an example, there is provided a casing 1l square in outline and having straight upright sides 12 and Hat bottom 13 and open at the top. Secured within the casing between the top and thebottom thereof is a grill 111. Below the grill is a space 15 for a heating element (not shown) which may be of any suitable description..

There is provided a'support for the casing and in constructions embodying the inveir tion to the best advantage the support coinprises a tray-like base and an elevating standard. As here shown as an example, lthe support-.includes a square base 16 which is considerably larger' than the casing and the pans to be described, and acts as a tray. On the base shown are feet 17 or' rubber or the like. 1While the elevating standard may vary in construction, as here shown as an example, secured to the base 16 are two op positely disposed upright plates 18. These ices, shoulders or the like which would 1923. serial No. 649,711.

plates are so spaced apart that the lower part of the casingV 1l may be received bctween their upper edges. The casing scoured to the plates by screws 19 or the like soasto be elevated by the supportas clearly appears in the drawing. y

. The invent-ion in its entirety includes a cooking pan adapted to seat on the grill and to be positioned by the upper part oi the casing, and in constructions embodying the inventionto the best advantage, the pan has substantially straight sides and a. flat bottom. As hereshown as an example, there is provided a cooking pan 22, square in outline and having straight sides 23l and a fiat bottom-24., which are connectel by curved portions 25. At theptop of the pan the metal is turned outwardly to form apsupporting rim 26.. TheA size ot the pan 22 is such that it has an easy telescoping Vit witliintlie top ot the casing 1l. For use in cooking, thel pan seats on the grill 14 andis held in position bythe embrace ot the upper pai-tof the casl ing. 'It may be removed will' simply by lifting it out, a handle Q''being provided for this purpose. With the construction described, the cooking-pan is readily positioned inthe cooker and atthe saine timeV the pan presents a smooth, plain interior which is readily kept clean and which has no crevto cause dirt to accumulate. y.

There is provided a second cooking pan for use with the pan first described and which has means whereby it may be sus'- pended in the first pan. -As here shown as an example, the second pan 29 is alsosquare in outline. lts upper portion 30 has substantially the same size as the pan Q2 and its lower portion 81 is' reduced suiiicientlyl to have an easy telscoping fit within the pan 22, these two portions being connected by a shoulder 32.' The pan 29 has a handle and atop rim 84C. lVhen the pan 29 is to bek used, it is inserted in the pan QQ, the shoulder 32 seatingon the rim 26, the lower portion 31 being embraced by the upper part ot pan 22. In this position, shown in Fig. 2,- the two pans form, in eiicct, a double boiler. rlhere is provided a cover adapted to serve with either ofthe pans.- As here shown an example, a cover Ad5, square in outline, has a iat rim 35 and, within this rim, a positioning iange 3'? extending downwardly. As shown in Fig. hthc rim 36 ot' the cover tend q seats on rim 26 of pan 22, the cover being positioned by telescoping relation between flange 37 and the top of pan 22. As the upper portion of pan 29 has substantiallyy the same size as pan 22, when pan 29 is in use the cover 35 can be positioned on this pan in the same way. Fig. 3 shows the cover positioned on pan 29. The cover has a knob or handle 38 by which it may be manipulated.

There is provided coopera-ting means associated with the second pan and the support whereby the pan maybe suspended in thesupport below the casing when not in use. Although capable of various constructions, as here shown, the plates 18 of the support are bent into Channels 39 to provide supporting ledges 40 extending outwardly. These ledges are adapted to receive the rim 34 of the pan 29 to suspend the pan in the support. As shown in F ig.

3, when not Wanted for use, the pan is res moved from pan 22, its rim 34, on two opposite sides, is inserted in channels 39 and it is pushed into place below the casing. I/Vith the construction described, the second pan is readily and compactly retained in the cooker when not in use.

There is provided a griddle and means for mounting the same in the support to act as a heat deflector. As here shown, a shallow griddle 42, square in outline, has a rim 43. Just below the casing Il, the support plates 18 have channels 4/1- like channels 39, which provide supporting ledges for receiving the rinr 43 of the griddle. The drawings show the griddle suspended in the support just below the casing 1l. In this position it serves to defiect the heaty upwardly from the support. YVhen it is desired to use the griddle, it is drawn out ofy the support and placed on the casing. A handle i6 is provided for manipulation of the griddle.

l/Vhat I claim is: L An electric cooker comprising a. casing for containing a he( ting element and open at the top, a support for the casing comprising an elevating standard having a' pair of supporting ledges, a grill in said casing below the rnn thereof, a cooking pan adapted to seat on said grillwith its lower. part positioned by the upper part of the casing, a second cooking pan having a shoulder formed in its side wall, whereby it may be suspended on the rim of the first pan with its lower part within and positioned by the upper part of the first pan, and having also a pair of flanges cooperating'with said supporting ledges, whereby it may be suspended in the support below the casing when not inserted in the first pan, and a cover adapted to fit either of said pans.

2. An electric cooker comprising a casing for containing a heating element and open at the top, a support for said casing comprising an elevating standard, a grill in said casing below the rim thereof, a cooking pan adapted to seat on said grill with its lower part positioned by the upper part of the casing, and a second cooking pan having mea-ns whereby it may be suspended partly within the first pan, while the first pan is in cooking position on the grill, said support and said second pan having cooperating means whereby the second pan. may be carried by the support below the casing when not inserted yin the first pan.

3. An electric cooker comprising a. casing for containing a heating element and having an open top, a grill within the casing below the top thereof, a support for the casing. comprising a tray-like base and two oppositely disposed upright plates to which the casingis secured, a cooking pan adapted to seat on said grill, and a second cooking pan having means whereby it may be suspended partly within the first pan, said second pan and said plates having cooperating means whereby the second pan may be carried by the support whennot inserted in the first pan.

4. An `electric cooker comprising a casing` for containing a heating element, a support for the easing comprisng an elevating standard having a pair of supporting ledges adjacent the bottom of the casing, and a griddle having a rim adapted to be received by said ledges, whereby the griddle may be suspended just below the casing to act asa heat defiector when not in use as a cooking utensil. 4

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand. i

GEORGE CURTISS. 

